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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 5:45 PM

DWWTWT?: July 30-31

July ends with me 3000 miles from home, enjoying the company of my father and sister: Telecommuted: 25 Walked: 97 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 96 Did Not Compete: 63 That makes the tally for July: Telecommuted: 1 Walked: 8 Walked to the Bus: 0 Drove:
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Friday, July 27, 2007 5:30 PM

DWWTWT: July 23-27

I spent Monday and Tuesday preparing for my trip, and the rest of the week enjoying my family's company in Vermont. No competition whatsoever this week: Telecommuted: 25 Walked: 97 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 96 Did Not Compete: 61 -wp
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Monday, July 23, 2007 11:30 AM

Non-Technical News: Redmond Juniors Finish Fourth In Yakima Mid Summer Special

Kyle and I are back in Redmond after our weekend in Yakima . Yesterday, the Redmond boys faced Strategic Energy of Gig Harbor for third place in the tournament. The boys played well, but lost in the end, 10-6. Although they finished in fourth place with
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Saturday, July 21, 2007 9:45 PM

Non-Technical News: Redmond Juniors To Play Tomorrow For Third Place In Yakima Tourney

Hello once again from Yakima, Washington, where frequent visitors to this space will recall I've traveled to watch my son Kyle's team compete in the Yakima Mid Summer Special baseball tournament. After yesterday's victory against the Red Sox and this
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Saturday, July 21, 2007 2:30 PM

Non-Technical News: Redmond Juniors Now 1-1 At Yakima Tourney

Hello again from Yakima, Washington, where frequent visitors to this space will recall I've traveled to watch my son Kyle's team compete in the Yakima Mid Summer Special baseball tournament. After yesterday's victory in the tournament opener, Redmond
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Friday, July 20, 2007 10:15 PM

Non-Technical News: Redmond Juniors Win First Game At Yakima Mid Summer Special

Greetings from Yakima, Washington, where frequent visitors to this space will recall I've traveled to watch my son Kyle's team compete in the Yakima Mid Summer Special baseball tournament. Today they faced the Red Sox, who certainly appear to be a local
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Friday, July 20, 2007 12:30 PM

DWWTWT?: July 20

Kyle and I are off to Yakima today for the baseball tournament . No work for me today! Telecommuted: 25 Walked: 97 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 96 Did Not Compete: 56 -wp
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Thursday, July 19, 2007 5:30 PM

DWWTWT?: July 19

Thanks to some decent weather this morning (nothing dicey ), Walked has overtaken Drove for the first time since mid-May : Telecommuted: 25 Walked: 97 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 96 Did Not Compete: 55 Now begins a spate of wanton non-competitiveness,
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Thursday, July 19, 2007 5:15 PM

Technical News: Second Cumulative Update Released For SQL Server 2005 SP2

Let's place this in the category of "old news".. On June 18th, Microsoft released the second Cumulative Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2. It may be accessed here . The CU has been released as a hotfix, not a public download, which means you only
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Thursday, July 19, 2007 10:45 AM

Database Programming: TOP Without ORDER BY?

Egad, a technical post! And after I'd already said goodbye for the month. A long time ago, a friend taught me that expectations are small murders. What does that make plans? At any rate, Peter asked a FAQ on one of the internal discussions this morning,
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007 6:45 PM

DWWTWT?: July 18

The tie prophesied yesterday has indeed emerged, despite a light drizzle this morning: Telecommuted: 25 Walked: 96 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 96 Did Not Compete: 55 With further luck, tomorrow Walked will pass Drove. The weather is supposed to be a
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:00 PM

Denis Offers A Challenge

" Denis the SQL Menace " is at it again. When we last heard from Denis on a technical matter in this space, it was to provoke last year's Prime Number Challenge. Denis has now picked up on Scott Hanselman's discussion of that age-old self-improvement
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:30 PM

Non-Technical News: Warning: Blog Neglect Ahead

It's been awhile since I posted any non-technical news, and since the current non-technical news is going to result in blog neglect until August 9, I figured I'd let you know what's up. Of course, that's the pivotal piece of information right there. After
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:30 PM

DWWTWT?: July 16-17

So far this week, the weather has been beautiful and, since the MG is still in the shop, I've been enjoying it on foot: Telecommuted: 25 Walked: 95 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 96 Did Not Compete: 55 With any luck, tomorrow Walked will be tied with Drove.
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Friday, July 13, 2007 2:45 PM

DWWTWT?: July 12-13

Thursday was non-competitive as I spent the day with the family at Wild Waves , and today I was back to the sidewalk as tristadecaphobics tremble: Telecommuted: 25 Walked: 93 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 96 Did Not Compete: 55 Have a great weekend. Happy
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:45 PM

DWWTWT?: July 9-11

Monday was a walking day, Tuesday was non-competitive as I spent the day squiring my beloved through the medical industrial complex in downtown Seattle, and today was back to the sidewalk as the mercury approaches triple digits : Telecommuted: 25 Walked:
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:45 AM

February Release Date Announced For SQL Server 2008

Yesterday, at the Worldwide Partner conference in Denver, Microsoft announced that the next wave of innovation from the Server and Tools Business -- Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, and Visual Studio 2008 -- will launch together at an event in Los
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Friday, July 06, 2007 10:30 AM

DWWTWT?: July 6

Today was non-competitive due to an impromptu vacation day: Telecommuted: 25 Walked: 90 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 96 Did Not Compete: 53 Happy birthday, Ron Iwersen.. have a great weekend! -wp
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Thursday, July 05, 2007 7:15 PM

DWWTWT?: July 5

One day after the US Independence Day holiday, I declared my independence from internal combustion and walked to work : Telecommuted: 25 Walked: 90 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 96 Did Not Compete: 52 The MG might be out of the shop tomorrow.. stay tuned!
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Wednesday, July 04, 2007 9:00 AM

DWWTWT?: July 2-4

The week started with a telecommuting day on Monday, and was non-competitive on Tuesday (Gale's return) and Wednesday (the Independence Day holiday here in the US) : Telecommuted: 25 Walked: 89 Walked to the Bus: 16 Drove: 96 Did Not Compete: 52 Hope
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